Silvio Berlusconi has upset the Mayor of London by putting a photograph of him
on an election leaflet.

Boris Johnson has asked for the pamphlet, which shows him shaking hands with
two candidates from Mr Berlusconi’s party, to be withdrawn.

It was sent to expats living in London in the run-up to the Italian general
election and appeared to suggest that Mr Johnson had endorsed Guglielmo
Picchi and Raffaele Fantetti, who are standing in the Europe overseas
constituency for the People of Freedom party.

A source close to Mr Johnson said that he hadn’t been asked for permission for
the